As Muslim tourism grows, can Japan adapt to travellers’ prayer needs?

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Source: scmp.com
As Muslim tourism grows, can Japan adapt to travellers’ prayer needs?
As Japan welcomes a growing number of Muslim visitors, a quieter but increasingly visible question is unfolding across airports, shopping centres and sightseeing hubs: where can these travellers pray? The number of foreign visitors to Japan hit a record last year, including those from Muslim-majority regions, drawn by the country’s food, pop culture and seasonal scenery. Between January and November last year alone, about 560,000 travellers came from Indonesia, 540,000 from Malaysia and 240,000...